BizX 2021 Nominees
The following businesses and individuals have been selected as nominees for the 2021 BizX Awards. The winners will be announced during the BizX Awards 2021 broadcast globally April 29-30, 2021. Join us to celebrate eXcellence in business. Tickets & Information
BEST BUSINESS INFLUENCER
Annette Hohnberger (OH)
Todd Ruedt (WI)
Indira Nicole Couch (Trinidad & Tobago)
BEST BUSINESS SPEAKER OR PRESENTER
Heather Yakes (OH)
Craig Hohnberger (OH)
Indira Nicole Couch (Trinidad & Tobago)
Catherine Mattice Zundel (CA)
BEST BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDER
DealCloud (NJ)
Yakes and Associates (OH)
BEST CHILD FRIENDLY BUSINESS
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Healing Hearts (WI)
RL Therapy Group (CA)
BEST COMEBACK OR TURNAROUND BUSINESS
Niwaki Tree and Shrub (SC)
BEST COMMUNITY IMPACT / CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
ActionCOACH of Brookfield & Fox Cities (WI)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
BEST COMPANY CULTURE
ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers (CA)
Camille’s Academy Inc. (NY)
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Dean Orthodontics (OH)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
School-based Therapy and Resources – Community-STARs (VA)
Sixth City Marketing (OH)
Snyder & Company (OH)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Snyder & Company (OH)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
Yakes and Associates (OH)
BEST DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY
Indigo Marketing Agency (CA)
Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
Sixth City Marketing (OH
BEST E-COMMERCE / ONLINE BUSINESS
BEST GREEN / SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
BEST MANUFACTURER / WHOLESALER / DISTRIBUTOR
BEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Global Hope 365 (CA)
Good Friend Inc (WI)
BEST OVERALL COMPANY
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Healing Hearts (WI)
Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
Snyder & Company (OH)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
Techne (CA)
BEST PET-FRIENDLY BUSINESS
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic(OH)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
BEST SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS – OVER 10 EMPLOYEES
ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers (CA)
Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Camille’s Academy Inc. (NY)
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
Sauk Point Veterinary Clinic (WI)
Snyder & Company (OH)
BEST SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS – UNDER 10 EMPLOYEES
A SMART MOVE (CA)
Ashiek and Son Motor Supplies (Guyana)
Pacific Coast Psychology (CA)
School-based Therapy and Resources – Community-STARs (VA)
Survival Systems Ltd.
Techne (CA)
CEO OF THE YEAR
David Kirkbride, Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
Julie Seal-Guastad, Mirus Agency (CA)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Environmental (WA)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Insulation (WA)
Abhay Schweitzer, Techne (CA)
COVID HEALTH & SAFETY
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kimball Animal Hospital (OH)
Massy Gas Products (Trinidad) Ltd. (Trinidad & Tobago)
Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Specialty Insulation (WA)
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Lori Hawk, ActionCOACH GoBIG Region (OH)
Brittany Douglass, ActionCOACH Business Coaching Central Ohio (OH)
Kassaundra Harper, Allegiance Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. (CA)
Taramati Polly Ragnauth, Camille’s Academy (NY)
Caitlin Dutcher-Lundy, Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Rebecca Del Secco, Civility Partners (CA)
Alexza Mosquera, Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
Louise Gem Lagunda, Techne (CA)
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Todd Ruedt, ActionCOACH of Brookfield & Fox Cities (WI)
Joe Reep, Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Jaci Russo, brandRUSSO (LA)
Andrea Lukuch, Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Clark Brown, Design Fabricators and Integrators (KY)
Pat Ann St. Germain, Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Kendra Solow, Mind Body Physique (FL)
Melissa Pascal, Pascal’s Bakery Ltd. (Trinidad & Tobago)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Environmental Group (WA)
Ray Skelton, Specialty Insulation (WA)
FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
Kimball Animal Hospital (MI)
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Sarah Wood, Allegiance Heating & Air-Conditioning (CA)
Jaci Russo, brandRUSSO (LA)
Camille Deokie Gorakh, Camille’s Academy (NY)
Andrea Lukuch, Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
Barb Gillespie, Cherry Tree Quilts (British Columbia)
Pat Ann St. Germain, Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Claire Akin, Indigo Marketing Agency (CA)
Kendra Solow, Mind Body Physique (FL)
Kim Lephart, School-based Therapy and Resources – Community STARs (VA)
Linda Sheridan, Snyder & Company (OH)
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
MOST INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS GURU
Craig Hohnberger, ActionCOACH GoBIG (OH)
Monte Wyatt, AddingZEROS Executive Development (IA)
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY
Cats Only Veterinary Clinic (OH)
D.S. Movers Ltd. (Trinidad & Tobago)
Faith Hope & Love (WI)
Healing Hearts Family Counseling Center (WI)
Mind Body Physique (FL)
Mirus Agency (CA)
RL Therapy Group (CA)
Techne (CA)
VP / DIRECTOR / DEPT. HEAD OF THE YEAR
Lori Hawk, ActionCOACH GoBIG Region (OH)
David Kirkbride, Kirkbride Land and Snow Management (OH)
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (40 OR YOUNGER)
Ashraf Jahoor, Ashiek & Son Motor Supplies and Service Center (Guyana)
Joe Reep, Ashland Comfort Control (OH)
Camille Deokie Gorakh, Camille’s Academy Inc. (Guyana)
Michael Adrian Gupta, Gupta Group (Guyana)
Claire Akin, Indigo Marketing Agency (CA)
Joshua Williams, Pacific Coast Psychology Group (CA)
Sarah Feldmann, Rogue Wave Marketing (WI)
Abhay Schweitzer, Techne (CA)